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8.6 NH Final Exam

TermDefinition
Mitigate Make less severe
Magnitude A measurement of the energy or strength of a natural hazard event
Precursor An event that occurs before a natural hazard can help in predicting that the hazard event will occur.
Monitor To make measurements and observations over time to keep track of something
Cone of Uncertainty The visual picture of a hurricane forecast on a map
Floodplain An area of low-lying ground next to a river, formed mainly of river sediments
Convergent Where two tectonic plates crash into one another, either one going under the other, or colliding into one another
Transform Where two tectonic plates slide past eachother
Fault A fracture in the Earth’s crust, where two blocks of rock are being pushed past one another or where two blocks of rock were once pushed past one another.
Seismic wave A wave in the Earth produced by an earthquake
Storm surge An abnormal rise in sea level along the coast caused by a storm
Severity Extent of damage, or loss from a natural hazard event
Intensity Type of damage from a natural hazard
Mercalli Scale The magnitude scale is based on seismic records from earthquakes
Saffir-Simpson Scale A system for classifying the intensity of a hurricane based on its wind speed
Enhanced Fujita Scale Used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage
Volcanic Explosive index A numeric scale that measures the relative explosivity of historic volcanic eruptions
Seismometer An instrument used to measure the shaking from an earthquake
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